LC
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Turbott, E.G. 1990. Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2011 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 75 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 25,400,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 39,700,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 1930000-1990000 mature individuals poor estimated 2023
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 4.04 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size is estimated at 2,890,000-2,980,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2023), which equates to 1,930,000-1,990,000 mature individuals. The overall population trend is suspected to be stable over three generations (12.12 years) (Wetlands International 2023).

Trend justification:   .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Australia extant native
Bangladesh extant native
Brunei extant native
Cambodia extant native
China (mainland) extant native
Christmas Island (to Australia) extant native
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (to Australia) extant vagrant
Cyprus extant vagrant
Egypt extant vagrant
Guam (to USA) extant native yes
Hong Kong (China) extant native
India extant native
Indonesia extant native
Israel extant vagrant
Japan extant native
Laos extant native
Malaysia extant native
Maldives extant native
Marshall Islands extant vagrant
Mauritius extant vagrant
Micronesia, Federated States of extant native yes
Mongolia extant native yes
Myanmar extant native
Nepal extant native
New Zealand extant vagrant
North Korea extant native
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) extant native yes
Pakistan extant native
Palau extant native yes
Philippines extant native
Russia extant native
Russia (Asian) extant native
Seychelles extant native
Singapore extant native
Solomon Islands extant native
South Korea extant native
Sri Lanka extant native
Taiwan, China extant native
Thailand extant native
Timor-Leste extant native yes yes
United Arab Emirates extant vagrant yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant
USA extant vagrant
Vietnam extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Australia Eighty Mile Beach
Australia Mandora Marsh and Anna Plains
Vietnam U Minh Thuong

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable breeding
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Grassland Temperate major breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Mud Flats and Salt Flats suitable breeding
Marine Intertidal Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc marginal resident
Marine Intertidal Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches marginal resident
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes suitable non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 1310 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/oriental-pratincole-glareola-maldivarum on 05/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 05/12/2024.